It grinned widely showing its rotted gums "lets do it the hard way then." as soon as the words left its mouth it was right in front of me as if it could teleport, I muffle a scream.
"You see that isn't my Death Note kid, so I have one right here." He pats his chest where a small square laid "If you don't use that one at least once I'll write your little friend's names in mine." He gave me a sickening grin. "What were they again? Oh right, Touta Matsuda and Lucas Mendes." My stomach drops as the shinigami reaches in its tattered shirt a pen appears in its hand. "No! Just… just please give me a minute." I gasp out hands gripping my long hair.
"Time is ticking." It taps its wrist but doesn't keep reaching for his Death Note.
I breath out slowly trying to sort my thoughts out and process what just happened, Lucas and Touta couldn't afford me passing out right now. I knew the rules stated that I had to use the Death Note in order to become the owner but did it have to be on humans? Did it even work on animals? Granted I didn't want to kill some poor cat or dog but it was better than the alternative.
"Does it have to be a person I kill?" I question looking up at it ( or should I start saying him?) He snorts "Well it can't be Fluffy for damn sure." Disappointment and slight humiliation crashes over me, how could I think anything in this world would be that easy? "Have you made your decision yet?" His spidery hand inches towards his shirt again. I could feel tears swimming in my eyes as I give a shaky nod "I'll do it." For Lucas and Touta I'll sell my soul, become a killer, and keep them safe.
"Great! That wasn't so hard kid now was it? Say I'll even let you pick your victim if you pick fast enough." The glee so obviously in his voice caused me to shutter. I couldn't kill a criminal that would just make me like Kira, but I couldn't just kill a random person that would make me an even bigger monster. A sad realization came over me, I was in a hospital full of the sick and dying.
"Okay follow me." I whisper grabbing the hated book slipping it under my hospital gown before padding softly out the room. I cautiously make my way down to the Cancer Ward carefully making sure to avoid the hospital staff, I open the door where the most severe patients were, feeling like I was walking to my doom. I try to clear my mind as I read the clipboards at the foot of each person's bed, trying to find the most hopeless of cases. When I got to the last bed my heart almost stops.
Name:Shao-Xiang Guo
Sex: Female.
Age: 6
DiagnosisBinet Stage C Leukemia, deletion of part of chromosome 17 and 11, enlarged spleen, accelerated blast phase.
I sob as I put her chart down knowing that she was the one I was going to have to kill. I walk to the side of the bed and glance at her face, she was so small and thin her chest was heaving for breath, I could smell the death on her. I take the notebook out of my gown and I glare at the Shinigami as he gives me a pen. The air was stale and stank of the Death God next to me the world was quiet as if waiting with bated breath to see if I would really do it. I tremble as I open the book, my heart pounding frantically my head growing dizzy, tears fall from my eyes and the blank page soaks up my sorrow like soil. I bring the pen down and stop. "I can't do this." I sob falling to my knees I hear the Shinigami next to me growl. "I'm so sorry Lucas."
I felt the Shinigami's claws around my shoulders as I was roughly yanked up, he spun me around to face him. "Look at me kid, do I look like a person you wanna mess with?" He questions his foul breath washing over my face. "I won't let your friends die quickly I will make them suffer, they will be tortured for days before death finally claims them and when it does believe me they will be begging for it." He forces me to look in his floating red orbs and I could see Lucas and Matsuda covered in blood, faces showing signs of extreme exhaustion and pain. I knew he was showing me my friend's last moments on Earth, what would happen if I gave up. I nod and he lets me down.
"This is your last chance I will allow you." His voice was serious and I knew he really would do it if I fail. On my knees on the cold hard floor I became a murderer.
"Thanks kid you really got me out of a big mess." I didn't pay any attention to the Shinigami next to me. My eyes were blankly focused on the despised notebook with my hand writing on it.
"Hey! You're the owner of your very own Death Note do you know how many people in your world would kill to have it?" He snorts at his own joke but continues. " And you know what? You saved three people-heh I say people." Something heavy thunks next to me and I automatically glance over to see a normal blue notebook I look up at the Shinigami in confusion he had his tattered shirt up.
"No." I whisper in dismay when I see nothing there.
"You see kid the Shinigami who wanted you to have that book also has mine and has for a while I don't know exactly how much time I have but he was very adamant about hurrying. He told me a bit about you, but I don't think even he suspected how easy it would be to trick you. Congrats kid you're a hero." The Shinigami disappears from the room with a cackle.
The last thing I remember was staring at the child's lifeless face but I must have walked back to my room at some point because when Amaterasu found woke me up I was in my bed Death Note clutched in my arms.
"Noah aren't you excited?" I glance up from the book I was reading to look into Lucas' worried hazel eyes. It had been a month and two weeks since I had the Death Note forced on to me and today I was finally leaving the hospital.
"Yeah of course all packed and everything." I smile and truly I was excited, my stay was prolonged for a few weeks because of my newly found night terrors had stunted the progress of my therapy but I could now lift my arm above my waist with minimal amount of stiffness.
"Are you sure? I know things have been tough for you I just wish you'll tell me what's wrong." I felt bad when I looked at Lucas' concerned expression, and I felt even worst for not telling him about the Death Note but no matter his reassurances I couldn't help but fear that if he were to get his hands on one it would cause a rift in our friendship.
"I'm just trying to get used to this whole thing we've been here for three months with no answers." Which was partially the truth I suspect that whoever made that Shinigami trick me is responsible but obviously I wasn't going to mention it. " And being in this hospital room alone isn't helping I'm sure I'll feel more like myself after I get out." I reassure him. he didn't look convinced but let the subject drop.
"Well come on! Matsuda has the car running outside!" Lucan smiles grabbing my suitcase I nod slinging my yellow bag over my shoulder. It was weird being back in my normal oversize hoodie and jeans but a welcome change.
"NOAH!" I tense as I felt the impact of a women a head taller than me crashing into my back.
" You weren't really going to leave without saying goodbye were you?" Amaterasu asked voice muffled from where it was pressed against my bag her arms wrapped around my chest.
"I'm sorry." I apologize as she lets go and I turn to face her.
"You better be!" she huffs pushing her short hair away from her face.
"Its not like I'm leaving for good I still have to come back." I pull her into a hug it was a bit awkward due to the height difference. I could feel her tears soak the shoulder of my grey hoodie and I pat her back.
"I know it's just! Erg!" She exclaims and runs off.
I shake my head "Girls are so strange" I look at Lucas and he snorts out. "You have no idea"
The drive from the hospital was pretty short I stared out the window while Matsuda kept up a constant stream of chatter from the front seat. We stop outside a moderately nice apartment complex and when we entire my jaw drops the apartment is a pig sty. Clothes litter the room, old pizza boxes stacked precariously on a small table while a grease seem to cover every surface. My eyebrow twitches.
"Really guys?"
A/N
Sorry about the short chapter but its been a week I felt I should get something up. The next chapter will be up in about four days and the boys get to meet someone special ;)
The parings have been chosen and no surprise it is LXNoah and LucasXLight!
Also my IRL friend drew a Fanart of Noah! The link is on my profile so check it out!
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